From Farragise's the ancient Rabbit's Perspective:
My back room was something to be jealous of. I had it all to myself.

Being the primary 'bread winner' between Esmeralda and me, it was only natural that I took the best for myself. Behind the front room, wherein Esmeralda had her mighty cauldron within that massive fireplace, I had the expanse of what one would call the living area, a place not for any of her customers, but rather, me and my students.

My Earth-brother stepped through the door into my space, leaving his companion behind. I heard the moans and mutterings of a female, and assumed 'human' by what noises I heard. Elves were usually quieter - both the light and dark kind - and dwarves had much deeper voices and tended to complain less. All in all I prefer dwarves to other races, majorly for their affinity to the Earth. They know the gentle sounds it makes as the giant plates moves, they understand the ancient scars of metallic rocks that are dried veins of her crust, and they comprehend those sighs that the whole continent makes as water beats against her shores. They understand things, they feel them - and then are frank and beautifully truthful. They don't just groan.

I opened my mind, and connected to Veridian's as he strode in, russet paws silent as a soft breeze through the grasslands of paradise. Looking straight into those golden eyes I had not seen for almost ten years now I locked solid attention to him and said the first thoughts that came into my head.

You have picked up some odd company.

I enjoyed reading your letters, Veridian said, coming up to my chaise longue and greeting me with a nose-to-nose touch. I bent down to acquiese this arrangement.

My left ear twitched, and I thumped slightly with my hind leg as a sign of slight annoyance. You avoid the question, Veridian.

The fox-form being of my kin shuffled back, and then sat back on his haunches. With wickedly white canines he grinned and replied in that frank manner I had loved so very much and reminded me of those dwarves.

There never was a question, Farragise, he said.